diff --git a/elf/src/Elf_X.C b/elf/src/Elf_X.C
index 5493b6627d..03eb6d99c0 100644
--- a/elf/src/Elf_X.C
+++ b/elf/src/Elf_X.C
@@ -889,17 +889,12 @@ void Elf_X_Data::d_align(unsigned int input)
 }
 void Elf_X_Data::xlatetom(unsigned int encode)
 {
-    Elf_Data tmp;
-    memcpy(&tmp, data, sizeof(Elf_Data));
-    tmp.d_buf = malloc(tmp.d_size);
     if(is64)
     {
-        elf64_xlatetom(&tmp, data, encode);
+        elf64_xlatetom(data, data, encode);
     } else {
-        elf32_xlatetom(&tmp, data, encode);
+        elf32_xlatetom(data, data, encode);
     }
-    memcpy(data->d_buf, tmp.d_buf, tmp.d_size);
-    free(tmp.d_buf);
 }
 void Elf_X_Data::xlatetof(unsigned int encode)
 {
@@ -908,9 +903,9 @@ void Elf_X_Data::xlatetof(unsigned int encode)
     tmp.d_buf = malloc(tmp.d_size);
     if(is64)
     {
-        elf64_xlatetof(&tmp, data, encode);
+        elf64_xlatetof(data, data, encode);
     } else {
-        elf32_xlatetof(&tmp, data, encode);
+        elf32_xlatetof(data, data, encode);
     }
     memcpy(data->d_buf, tmp.d_buf, tmp.d_size);
     free(tmp.d_buf);